Basso rilievo
noun (pl) -vos
italian name for bas-relief
historical examples
a b-sso rilievo of psyche carried by the zephyrs was the result.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 11, slice 8 various
for him gibson executed a b-sso rilievo in terra-cotta, now in the liverpool museum.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 11, slice 8 various
for, as flaxman remarks, the styles of different hands are sufficiently evident in the alto and b-sso rilievo.
museum of antiquity l. w. yaggy
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